Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 105, Public
Employee Benefit Authority, page 494, after line 28, by adding
an appropriately numbered new paragraph at the end to read:

/ 105.___(PEBA: Employee Benefits for Employees of
Service Organizations and Other Organizations Who are Registered
Lobbyists) Funds appropriated or authorized in the current
fiscal year for PEBA In Section 105, Part IA of this act may not
be used to process, receive, credit or remit any employer or
employee: (A)retirement contributions for the current fiscal year
paid by or on behalf of an employee of a service organization as
those organizations are defined or described in Sections
9-1-10(11) and 9-11-10(17) of the 1976 Code for employees of
those organizations in the current fiscal year who for any
period in the current fiscal year are a registered lobbyist
pursuant to Section 2-17-20 of the 1976 Code. Such employees
accrue no service credit in the South Carolina Retirement System
or a correlated system for the current fiscal year and may not
establish service for that year as paid public service; and(b)state health and dental insurance plan premiums paid in
the current fiscal year by or on behalf of employees of a
legislative service organization as those organizations are
defined or described in Sections 9-1-10(11) and 9-11-10(17) of
the 1976 Code and items (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (23)
of Section 1-11-720(A) of the 1976 Code who for any period of
the current fiscal year are a registered lobbyist pursuant to
Section 2-17-20 of the 1976 Code. Affected employees of these
organizations in the current fiscal year are ineligible to
participate in the state health and dental insurance plans on
account of their current employment. /